One of the current obsessions of political leaders (and in Catalonia, more) is that the great events, the massive appointments, the world events, do not happen without further ado through a territory. The concept of fashion is the legacy. Since the announcement of the celebration of the Sailing America’s Cup in Barcelona in 2024, efforts have been concentrated on ensuring that competition leaves its mark in the form of employment, economic growth and nautical vocations.
Los organizers of the call, the defending champions, Emirates Team New Zealandhave been added from the beginning to this intention to transcend. They have multiplied their presence in forums of all kinds to spread their values and add adhesions. This Thursday they have formalized an agreement with the Generalitat to boost the blue economythat is, to facilitate the knowledge transfer of the America’s Cup to Catalan companies, attract more investments foreign companies or generate new business.
Christening of the ‘Chase zero’
The executive director of America’s Cup Events (ACE)Grant Dalton, has conceded that the nautical industry it is polluting “and we have to work so that it stops being so”. That is why the signing of the agreement with the ‘conseller’ of Business and Labor, Roger Torrenthas been together with ‘Chase zero’, the green hydrogen dinghy which will be used for the first time in next year’s competition. There will be a catamaran propelled by this clean energy for each of the six teamssince the “commitment” to the sustainability is one of the purposes of the sports date and technological.
The introduction of this vehicle by the organization is also aligned with the purpose of decarbonizing the Port of Barcelonawhich in recent years has undertaken a ambitious green plan. In fact, everything related to the landing of the America’s Cup in sailing in the Port Vell has taken sustainability into account. “He health insurance challenges us as a port authority: we are satisfied that this is the case. With this event, many things are happening and even more will happen”, applauded the president of the port, Lluís Salvadó.
A Cup video game
He ‘Counselor’ Torrent He has been in charge of detailing some of the aspects that the agreement with ACE will encourage. Through actionthe Government agency for the innovation and internationalization of the companies, will be sent to the Catalan industry all the knowledge linked with the green hydrogen to be achieved thanks to the sailing competition. Furthermore, just as in the Mobile and the Integrated Systems Europe (WHEREAS), a fair dedicated to the audiovisual industry, Open Innovation Challenges will be promoted to favor the development of the challenges of technology related to the Copa América.
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Besides, Dalton y Torrent have revealed that there will be first video game on the competition in which the boats ‘fly’ and which Catalan suppliers will participate in its development, in one of the industries with more projection of the last times. The programmers will be able to participate in its creation, which will also serve for the participants of the Copa América feminine and of youths practice, as if it were an AC40the boat with which they will compete in the summer of 2024.
A global showcase
He ‘councilor‘ has also added that all these tools to promote the blue economy and development of sustainable technologies will serve to project Barcelona and Catalonia, becoming a showcase for the world. It is not in vain that the America’s Cup of sailing boasts in its service sheet of some television audiences of millions of people, in addition to the visits that it will generate to see the regattas. All with the will to create a legacy that continues.
2023-08-31 17:49:46
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